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January 16, 2019 8:25 am

Thanks for the soldering tips DC. I struggle with the soldering of chassis!

January 15, 2019 3:19 pm

Very nice chassis DC!

I fixed the photo for you by uploading it to the website. It did display fine by clicking on the link you supplied.

January 15, 2019 3:10 pm

........AND how big the screws are!

January 15, 2019 9:56 am

Good suggestions Monte.

January 15, 2019 8:06 am

NEW RULE added to Official Rules under General Rules:

7. All screws that pass through the bottom of a car's chassis will have their heads taped over. This is to prevent them from falling out onto the track surface should they become loose. This includes the heads of body mounting screws, as well as chassis motor pod mounting screws, or any other screws accessible or visible from the underside of the chassis.

Electrical tape works very well for this application. I will see that there is tape on hand at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway for those that do not have any. Same will be true for InSlot's Checkered Flag when it is up and running.

This rule will be enforced at future races on InSlot's Checkered Flag.

January 15, 2019 8:05 am

NEW RULE added to Official Rules under General Rules:

7. All screws that pass through the bottom of a car's chassis will have their heads taped over. This is to prevent them from falling out onto the track surface should they become loose. This includes the heads of body mounting screws, as well as chassis motor pod mounting screws, or any other screws accessible or visible from the underside of the chassis.

Electrical tape works very well for this application. I will see that there is tape on hand at Al's Rippin' Ridin' Raceway for those that do not have any. Same will be true for InSlot's Checkered Flag when it is up and running.

This rule will be enforced at future races on InSlot's Checkered Flag.

January 15, 2019 7:21 am

I think the last event we had with PSSRA was for the early Scalextric F1 cars. That's where our NASTE F1 class started. It was a two day event scheduled on two different Saturdays if I remember correctly. One Saturday the PSSRA group came down to Oregon for the first race at TooBad in the morning. Then we all loaded up and drove out to Monte's for the second race (I think - memory is a little foggy). On another Saturday we all carpooled up to Tacoma and raced there all day on two different tracks. I do remember very accurately that it was a total blast!

January 14, 2019 12:49 pm

The official NASTE Odd Thursday Night racing rules are now listed in only one spot. The rules are now found only from the Race Rules link on the Home Page. I added a link at the beginning of this forum topic to also direct readers to the official list.

January 14, 2019 11:41 am

You are most welcome Rico!

January 14, 2019 11:40 am

After Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway is set up and ready for racing here in Vancouver, I will be enforcing a rule requiring the body screws on 1/32 production cars to be secured into the chassis. This is easily done by placing a piece of electrical tape over the mounting screw holes on the bottom side of the chassis. We have all experienced someone losing a body screw on the track. They get into the guide slot where they are difficult to remove and can cause damage to cars. The other common scenario is for them to get picked up by a car's motor magnets which can also cause damage to the car.

I'm bringing this up one more time, and also in the Odd Thursday Night Racing forum topic, because I think this would be a good rule to adopt, and because I WILL be enforcing this rule when I have Inslot's Checkered Flag track up and running.

If there are no objections I will add this rule to the official rules listed here.

January 14, 2019 11:39 am

wb0s wrote:

After Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway is set up and ready for racing here in Vancouver, I will be enforcing a rule requiring the body screws on 1/32 production cars to be secured into the chassis. This is easily done by placing a piece of electrical tape over the mounting screw holes on the bottom side of the chassis. We have all experienced someone losing a body screw on the track. They get into the guide slot where they are difficult to remove and can cause damage to cars. The other common scenario is for them to get picked up by a car's motor magnets which can also cause damage to the car. My question to the rest of the group is; is this a rule we should adopt as official under NASTE's General Rules?

I'm bringing this up one more time, and also in the Odd Thursday Night Racing forum topic, because I think this would be a good rule to adopt, and because I WILL be enforcing this rule when I have Inslot's Checkered Flag track up and running.

If there are no objections I will add this rule to the official rules listed here.